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CMIP5 Climate Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5
CO 2 -eq Emissions of CO 2 FF + CO 2 LUC + CH 4 + N 2 O, expressed in terms of CO 2 -
equivalent, found using GWPs for CH 4 and N 2 O
CO 2 EQ-IN CO 2 -equivalent emissions from individual nations
CO 2 FF Atmospheric CO 2 released by the combustion of fossil fuels, flaring, and
the cement manufacturing, globally
CO 2 FF-IN Atmospheric CO 2 released by the combustion of fossil fuels, flaring, and
the cement manufacturing, by individual nations
CO 2 LUC Atmospheric CO 2 released by land use change, globally
COP Conference of the Parties
CRU Climatic Research Unit of the Univ. of East Anglia, UK
DNB Day Night Band
DOE Department of Energy
ECS Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity
EDGAR Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research of the JRC,
European Commission
EIA Energy Information Agency
EM-GC Empirical Model of Global Climate
ENSO El Niño Southern Oscillation
EPC Electricity Power Consumption
ESRL Earth System Research Laboratory of US NOAA
GCF Green Climate Fund
GCMs General Circulation Models
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GHG Greenhouse Gas
GISS Goddard Institute for Space Studies
GMST Global Mean Surface Temperature
GWP Global Warming Potential
Gt Gigatonne, 10^9 metric ton
HCFCs Hydrochlorofluorocarbons: these gases deplete stratospheric ozone,
although not as strongly as CFCs; these gases also warm climate
HFCs Hydrofluorocarbons: these gases do not deplete stratospheric ozone, but
they warm climate
IEA International Energy Administration
INDC Intended Nationally Determined Contribution
IOD Indian Ocean Dipole
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
JRC Joint Research Center of the European Commission
LUC Land Use Change
MLO Mauna Loa Observatory
MLR Multiple Linear Regression
MODIS Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer of US NASA
MW Megawatt, 10^6 W
MWP Medieval Warm Period
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Abbreviations and Acronyms